New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-25
NEW RAPID TRANSIT ROUTES.
REPORT OF THE cOMMIssIosERs-FoUR ADD
TIoNAL LINES RECOMMENDED.

REPORT OF THE COMMfssioSERs-foUR Appi-
TIoyAL LINES RECOMMENDED.
Mayor Hewitt yesterday sent 10 the Common Coonoi"
conv OF the report of Rapid Transit Commissioners
einU four additional routes relieving travel on the
railroads. Eiery APss ss OF .ne
81. ,no,ves that aetuaied the Commission IN SO
,.cr the rou,es and especially why the loop in the
fo,rtb ronte in Battery Park laid ont MI Anderson
the fact that trains the Sixth Avenue route even
In The most crowded hours OF the day. are run with
OF not less than z minutes wnic on tne ip"
vepue route trains with headway OF less 'nh
one minute This discrepancy Is due to insumeieht
terminal facilities for preparing and dispatchns Trains
from the Battery and at Recrorst MT Anderson says
The object Of Route TO increase the capacv h
rapid train :eyss around The loop and
bound ira the.up tracks without inc or drawn
ing 1 s ns Of land required for this oop doe; n1 ma
vealy increase occupation OF BAte'y TAXA "
the elevated railways. 49,. A..
Mr Anderson argues that the act uhoer WHO" sno
routes are laid out hardly contains POSITIVE ptoho
ton against the laying out OF this route Ia
Mr.. Anderson says: ...,
biton does in act Route No A. OF course m ho
ours would give them the power to nse route 'hA' va" ~
hidden by -,
,t ~ Ion1 discussion The Commissioners were OF the
o,rion that no railroad company should nave inonop-
DIV OF westst suggested that platform bridges
.pannirg the street. would effect this OBJECT III was M
we'd before
fion Of the adoption OF route or routes the
would require the corporation obtaining the FRANCHISE 10
agree TO the following:
Fir.t-Tha any bridge platforms which may be permitted
to be between any poa. Of the seSa SCUM rn s
and the ieres on the opposite sGs o. the
s o. any other which may be lawfully per
Op9S% Of the ms1e Ss rsques Of sac
SnSorses he by the Cooperation =, ,r,,c,,..
10 .no or to operate sd
away either Tor iss9'w 81 1907 south the
10 he created un Ut this Commission .hal not De
ssss u sH MAKE sS d 5GT or
onse
The Commission requests the Mayor TO obtain from the
Counsel his opinion 10 the validity oil these
TSe routes finally fixed BY Commission as fol-
| lows: -
e the sSSS Fair nso 81 tie
thence through ana along soasst 20 na,as a. pr
1 ncs w East Broadway cnrve
.oas and along ,nsSe paS
ine of the Metropolitan Elevated hsroaa
at s psDs at sss ss mt
sersstng and Of me said Isr.ad
Oys rS SSar mo sSS along
or near s aSS sops Ws.t! Snd
private property thence over through ana
So.S thepce on curve over aong
priya,. properly and % ss ae
me Rew.Yors G EIsSaisi Railroad Company. N.
present station q q. vaLed alIoaa Gm
pauy Intersection OF
| Houstopst thence q curve over. through hnu
along 0reenwichst and private properly 70 CirEson
at over. through and along Clarksonst 70 Oa,
nine-st thence oyer through aud along Carminest 70
Sxthaye thence through and along siztave TO the
OF and SiXthaye; there inteTsectny
and Competing tracks Of the Metropolitan Elevated
Ronie No beginning Battery pl ce ut OF near the
present station NewYork Elevated Railroad company
near the OF there connect ng ys
rvate no y hene through and along Battery place
ann Park line OF tho present tracks o
the elevated railroad Company and OF ne west
v sie 400 feet from ihe east
er, bo1ndary ine OF Battery Park thsnce with 1901
of and with rad OF not less nha
through and al NJ battery Fas
and LIST amt ntersectipg with tho present trsck
Of mo Elevated Railroad Company nj point stn
aed It's station at or near The eif,
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